coven

[ kuhv-uh n, koh-vuh n ]
/ ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən /

noun

an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.

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decorum
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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
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Origin of coven

1500–10 for sense “assembly”; 1655–65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent

Words nearby coven

covarrubias, cove, cove lighting, cove stripe, covellite, coven, covenant, covenant of the league of nations, covenant of warranty, covenantee, covenanter
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British Dictionary definitions for coven

coven
/ (ˈkʌvən) /

noun

a meeting of witches
a company of 13 witches

Word Origin for coven

C16: probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent
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